Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [be] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But former Elland Road favourite Eddie Gray could be forgiven a wry smile at today 's free-spending ways . |
| 2 | If the archetypal Tory of the 1979 intake was a rent-a-quote property dealer who backed Mrs Thatcher to the death and the death penalty to the hilt , Mr Heddle can be called a sad loss to the Two Nations Tendency . |
| 3 | Despite press speculation that GM might be offered a modified deal on Land Rover ( 49 per cent of the shares ) , the government eventually made it clear to GM that Land Rover was not part of the Leyland Vehicles deal , and as a result GM withdrew its offer . |
| 4 | Graham further delighted them yesterday by saying Limpar would be offered a new contract — his present deal has 18 months to run . |
| 5 | ‘ But before Derry can be made a major European city it 's important that the people of that place are proud of themselves and their city and know what they want for the city . ’ |
| 6 | In the same manner , Paynes Grey can be considered a dark violet-blue as it is primarily a mix of ultramarine blue and black . |
| 7 | Ivan Klima could be called a lyric author , and the notion of what it is to be such an author is examined in My First Loves , whose gentle and deliberate stories read as if they have been grown and stored before being made public . |
| 8 | The New Forest will be given a statutory status which will give it as great a level of protection as any National Park . |
| 9 | Assuming that the system is based on a common 8-bit Z80 microprocessor , the ADC should be allocated a unique I/O address ( chosen so as to avoid conflict with other I/O devices which may be present ) . |
| 10 | . 29 IN the modest setting of Rodney Parade , Cardiff 's final rehearsal before taking on New Zealand could be judged a comfortable domestic success . |
| 11 | JOHN Major will be given a rough ride at the Tory conference in October over the Government 's handling of the economy . |
| 12 | Devastating though it is in its presentation of the destructive power of guilt , Macbeth may be thought a comforting play , finally , in that hypocrisy exposes itself . |